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Relative of Chunia pledgei named Ektopodon serratus (top left), with Wakaleo oldfieldi. Reconstruction of the early Miocene Kutjumarpu faunal assemblage by Peter Schouten

25-million-year-old fossils of a bizarre possum and strange wombat relative reveal Australia’s hidden past

Australia’s Red Centre was once a lush forest filled with strange creatures – and we are slowly discovering more about this enigmatic past.
Ramsayia reconstruction (r) next to a modern wombat. Eleanor Pease

For the first time ever, we have a complete skull description of a true fossil giant wombat

80,000 years ago, Australia’s landscape was dominated by much larger versions of today’s marsupials – including enigmatic and enormous wombats.
Smithsonian Institution/colourised by D.S. Rovinsky

The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought

The “Tasmanian tiger” was hunted to extinction based on its perceived size as a predator big enough to take sheep. But it seems this was just a tall tale, and the thylacine weighed just 16.7kg.
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A rare discovery: we found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast

The sugar glider is an icon of the Australian bush. But discovering it’s actually three distinct species has big consequences for its conservation.

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